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Founder and lead singer Axl Rose has been known for his energetic stage performances, even as the band’s members are getting up there in age. In a recent video posted to the band’s official Instagram, they decided to poke fun at their frontman with a compilations of shots of Axl falling mid-performance.
In the clip, he stumbles, he falls, he doesn’t land leaps. The footage went back decades, through performances in different eras, hairstyles, and Rose’s general physical ability level.
The video, set to their memorable hit “Welcome to the Jungle,” was captioned “Guns N’ Roses Biggest Hits!”
Hits of Axl’s knees or elbows onto the floor, definitely.
In fact, the lead singer has already fallen during their current world tour, tripping while going up the stairs during a performance of “Sweet Child O’ Mine” while in Mumbai, India.
This was not his worst recent fall; in 2016 he notably broke a bone in his foot and showed up for his Coachella performance with a cast on.
Folks were impressed at how far the band went with the video.
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There were, of course, puns.
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Even Johnny Knoxville of Jackass fame complimented him on his falling style.
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Longtime GNR fans said this showed remarkable growth for Axl Rose, proving he does have a sense of humor after all.
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There is a life lesson in this video.
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Guns N' Roses is currently at the beginning of a world tour, which began recently in South Korea.
